SECTION 120:10-3-27. Restricted Light Industrial District (I-1)

(a)   General description. The Restricted Light Industrial District (I-1) is intended to accommodate industrial development at good standards in appropriate locations and to provide for establishments engaged in the manufacture, assembly, or processing of products and goods for sale on or off the premises. All storage, operations, and processes must be entirely enclosed within a structure and shall not generate industrial wastewater or airborne emissions nor produce any objectionable odor, noise, glare, vibrations, smoke or dust associated with the industrial operation.

(b)   Uses permitted. Property and buildings in an I-1, Restricted Light Industrial District shall be used only for the following purposes:

(1)   Any uses permitted in a CN, Neighborhood Commercial District or in any R, Residential District.

(2)   Any of the following uses:

(A)   Athletic equipment manufacturer.

(B)   Automobile accessory, sales and repair.

(C)   Bakery.

(D)   Bottling works.

(E)   Book binderies.

(F)   Candy manufacturing.

(G)   Club with alcohol [See OAC 120:10-5-12.1]

(H)   Engraving plant.

(I)   Electrical equipment assembly.

(J)   Instrument and meter manufacturing.

(K)   Jewelry and watch manufacturing.

(L)   Laboratories, experimental and research.

(M)   Laundry and dry cleaning establishment.

(N)   Leather goods fabrication.

(O)   Optical goods manufacturing.

(P)   Paper products manufacturing.

(Q)   Personal storage facility.

(3)   Any other light industrial use which, in the opinion of the Commission, is similar in character to the uses permitted by this Section, and is not more obnoxious or detrimental to the area in which located by reason of noise, offensive odor, smoke, dust, vibration, appearance, traffic congestion or danger to life and property.

(c)   Height regulations. No building shall exceed 3 stories or 45 feet in height unless it is set back one foot from all yard lines for each 2 feet exceeding 45 feet, in addition to the yard otherwise required; provided, however, in no case shall any building or structure exceed the height limitation set forth in 120:10-5-3.1 of this Chapter.

(d)   Area regulations.

(1)   Front yard. All buildings shall be set back from the street right-of-way line to comply with the following requirements:

(A)   The minimum depth of a front yard shall be 25 feet.

(B)   If 25% or more of the lots on 1 side of the street between 2 intersecting streets is improved with buildings, all observing an average set back line of greater than 25 feet and no building varies more than 6 feet from this average setback line, then no building shall be constructed closer to the street line than the minimum setback line established by the existing buildings. This district shall not require a front yard with a depth greater than 75 feet.

(C)   When a lot has double frontage the front yard requirements shall be complied with on both streets.

(2)   Side yard.

(A)   For dwellings, there shall be a side yard on each side of the building a width of not less than 5 feet. On any corner lot, a building shall be set back from the street line of the intersecting street a distance of 15 feet in cases that a lot is back to back with another corner lot; and 20 feet in every other case.

(B)   For uses other than a dwelling, no side yard shall be required, with the exception of a lot with a side adjacent to a dwelling district, which shall have a side yard of not less than 10 feet on interior lots; and, all corner lots shall have a side yard of not less than 20 feet.

(3)   Rear yard. A rear yard shall not be required except where a lot abuts a dwelling district, in which case there shall be a rear yard of not less than 15 feet.

(4)   Intensity of use.

(A)   A lot occupied by a single family dwelling shall contain no less than 6,000 square feet.

(B)   A lot occupied by a two-unit dwelling or single family dwelling with garage apartment shall contain no less than 6,000 square feet.

(C)   For each additional unit in excess of 2 units, 2,000 square feet shall be added to the size of the lot.

(e)   Off-Street Parking. All off-street parking facilities shall be designed and constructed in accordance with Subchapter 7 and Subchapter 17 of this Chapter.

[Source: Added at 34 Ok Reg 849, eff 9-11-17]